Dovetailing-machine



"Martien drains i) treni @rtree JOHX B. SCHMlD, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

DOVETAI LING- MACi-Iihi.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,700. dated April 3.3, 1886.

Application tiled January 1, l'zii.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LJorrN B. Scanio, a. eiti zen ofthe United States, residing at Baltimore, in thc State of Maryland, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Dovetailing-Machines, of which the following is a.

specification, reference being had therein to to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in ro dovetailingmachines as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front View; Fig. 2, a side View; Fig. 3, a top view of the sliding table; Fig. 4, a top view of the table with the guide removed; Fig. 5, an under view of the table,

showing the reversing mechanism; Fig. 6, a

sectional view of the guide; Fig. 7, atop view of the table-shifting mechanism; Fig. 8, a side view oi' the said shifting mechanism; Fig. 9,

zo an end view cfa chisel; Fig. 10, a side view of Fig. 9; Fig. l1, a top view of a chisel; Fig. 12, a side view of Fig. 10.

Similar letters refer to similar parts through out the several views.

The letter A designates the frame of the machine, to which is attached the standard B, provided with the pivoted frame C, and the rack D, which holds the frame at the desired v angle by means of the lever a, attached to the frame G, arranged to engage with the notches in the rack D, and held therein by the spring b.

The frame G is provided with a reciprocating rod, c, which is actuated bythe cross-head d, connected to the eccentric d by means of the pointed rod d, by which the whole `is operated from the main shaft E. To the lower end of the rod c is attached the chisele, which is con structed in form as shown either in Figs. 10 or 11.

To the frame A is arranged the verticallyadjustable frame F, which is adjusted by the screw ci. On the frame F rests the sliding table G, which is actuated by means of the rack g and the pinion g', the latter being pro- .i5 vided with ashaft, y, which extendsn p through the frame-top and secured to the jointed handle f, the handle f and the pinion g being held at the desired point by the handle being placed in the notches in the circular band j",

5o and the movement of the same limited by the adjustable stop-piece EL.

Serial No. 187,632. (No model.)

The guide H is arranged to move diagonal, as it is pushed toward the chisel, in either direction from 4its center line, by which the dovetail is cut in the end of the work, the diagonal movement of the guide H being accomplished by the pins t' entering the slots d in the plates Z, which are arranged to be placed at any angle, thereby moving the guides likewise when it is pushed forward. The position of the slots i2 is regulated by drawing in or out the bar m, which is connected to the plates Z by the arms n being pivoted thereto. The bar m is provided with the notches n,in which the latch a is placed to hold the bar and slots i2 in their proper positions, as desired.

The forward movement of the guide H is obtained by the toothed sector 0,pivotedin the slot c, engaging with the rack c2 on the table G.

To the shaft E is arranged a circular saw, p, and a bit may be placed in the end of theshaft next to the table, thereby utilizing the machine for dovetailing, sawing, or boring.

The operation is as follows: lVhen it is desired to out the dovetail in the edge of the board, the slots in the plate l are placed in a position to move the guide straight forward, and the frame G placed at an angle, as shown in Fig. l. The board is then placed against the guide H and moved toward the chisel, which cuts an angular groove in the edge as the forward move continues to the desired depth. The board is then withdrawn andthe frame G placed at an angle opposite to that formerly occupied, and the board again moved forward, which completes the dovetail. The rack g and the pinion g are there broughtinto operation, and the table G thereby moved to one side the required distance and another dovetail out, as above stated.

When it is desired to cut the dovctail in the surface of the board, the frame C is placed in ra vertical position, and the slots il in theplates ICO tails by the mechanism above mentioned and in the manner described. l

Having described my invention,what I claim 1s- 1. In a dovetaili11g-machine, the combination of the frame A, the standard B, attached to the frame, the frame C, pivoted to the stand ard and arranged to be placed at any desired angle on either side of a vertical plane, the rack D, secured to the standard and provided with notches which engage with the lever attached to the frame C, and the lever a, by which the frame is held at the desired angle, as set forth.

2. In a dovetailing machine, the combina` tion ofthe frame C, pivoted and arranged to be placed and held at the desired angle on either side of a vertical plane, the reciproeating rod o, arranged to hold achisel, the crosshead d, connected to the rod c, the rod d2, pivoted to the cross-head, the shaft E, and the eccentric d', by which the rod c is reciprocated and placed at the desired angle on both sides y frame, the table G, having a horizontal movement, the rack g, secured to the table, the pinion g, geared with the rack g, the shaft g2, extending from the pinion above the frame A, and the handle f, by which the table is moved sidewise, as set forth.

4. In a dovetailinglmacbine, the combination of the frame A, the pivoted frame C, arranged to carry the chisel, the table G, the `guide II, having a diagonal movement, the pins t', secured to the guide and arranged to enter the slots i2 in the plates Z, the plates l, arranged to be partly turned on their centers, the bar m, connected to the plates l, by which the plates are moved in unison, and the latch n2, arranged to hold the bar m in the desired position, the sector o, arranged on the guide, and the rack 02, by which the guide is moved forward and the movement of the same directed diagonally, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. SCHMID.

Titnessesz G. A. BoYDEN. JNO. T. MADDOX. 

